Sequim  

 Sundial: 1122
State/Province:  Washington Country:  USA
Dial Type:  Digital Condition:  Excellent
  Latitude and Longitude: 48° 4.758' N  123° 5.892' W
Location:
  • Pioneer Memorial Park
    387 East Washington Street
    Sequim, WA 98382
    Dial is in the Sundial Garden
 
Description:
  • This dial began as a Thewes Sundial with an equatorial arc with cut out hour numbers that illuminate a central plate. This original dial went missing in the 1970's.. But when the new stainless steel sundial with a 150mm radius equatorial arc was finished, it took the Thewes concept into the 21st Century. The equatorial arc not only has the hourly Arabic numbers, but has a row of finely cut marks every five minutes with very easily distinguishing shapes to see the hour, half, and quarter hour indicators. And rather than a central plate tilted to the site's latitude, this dial has a plate that rotates on the polar axis set at the center of the equatorial arc.

    The plate is engraved with an analemma adorned with month marks. The engraved position and scale of the analemma is exactly matched to the yearly north-south excursion of sun illuminating 5-minute time marks. The visitor turns the plate toward the oncoming sunlight and reads the time using the 5 minute cut mark closest to the analemma (using the month indications to choose which side of the analemma to use).. Elegant and precise.
 
General Information:Inscription:
  • Owner: Sequim Prairie Garden Club
  • Let others tell of storms & showers
    I'll only tell your sunny hours

    In memory of John and Jean Govan
    Presented by the Grandchildren

    Dedicated April 19, 2025
  • Designer: Joe LaCour
  • Builder: Joe LaCour
  • Construction Date: Dedicated April 19, 2025
 
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